Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson Star in HBO's True Detective

Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson and Michelle Monaghan star in HBO's new series, True Detective. McConaughey plays Detective Rust Cohle and Harrleson plays Detective Marty Hart. The detectives are hunting a serial killer in Louisiana in season one. It is described as a 17-year long hunt for the serial killer that impacts both the character's lives. A poster for the series says, "Man is the cruelest animal."

True Detective is written and created by Nic Pizzolatto and directed by Cary Fukunaga. The series premieres on January 12, 2014. With both McConaughey and Harrelson involved it is impossible not to tune in for the pilot. Take a look: